Safe



Aug. 7, 1923;

SAFE

.2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 17 1919 R? Q WW 0 fi r 4 l J. K a W v 7 1 3 1 HAMZW M. MOSLER ET AL SAFE Filed Oct. 17. 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet? Aug 7 1923 W/zzess:

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PATENT em MGSES MosLEB, OF NEW YORK, N; Y., Ann seen BAnTELs, or HAMILTON, orrro, essienons'ro THE MOSLEE sern oer/trailer, or NEW roan, N. in.

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Application filed October n 1919. Serial No. 331,331.

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fBe it known that we, Moses MOSLER and CARL Barrens, citizens of the United States, residing at New-York, New York County, New York, and Hamilton, Butler County, Qhio, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention, pertaining to fireproof safes or fireproof cabinets, will be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which Fig", 1 is a front elevation of a safe e1nbodying our improvements; f Fig. 2 a horizontal section through a portion of the safe in the plane ,of'line a of Fig. 1. i v v Fig. 3 a'prospective view. of oneof the corners of the safe when th'e ja-mb, instead of beingniitered, is formed with a filling piece provided with a doweling socket and t v Fig. 4: a diagramof the outer sheet of the body, before bending.

"in the drawing 1, indicates the body of the safe:

2, the :door of the safe:

3, the metallic external shell of, the'safe, comprising the sides,.top and bottom:

a, the door-jamb: v 5 renam rear flange of the shell: :6, the back-plate of ,the shell,s ecured-to the flange 5:

7, the interior box of the safe, this box being open at its front and having its front edges secured to the rear edges of the doorjambz" 8, a metallic lining for the shell:

9, a layer of insulating non-combustible material, as asbestos paper, interposed'between the shell and the lining:

10, the frontof the door:

11,the margin of the door:

12, an intnrned flange on the back of the door mar in i 13, the metallic back-plate of the door 14, a metallic lining for the front and margin of the door: V i

15, an insulating non-conducting material interposed between the lining 1 1 and the metal of the door:

'16, the exterior front of the safe, surrounding: the ,door-ja nb:

1?, a filling-piece illustrating a substitutionforthe mitering of the door-jamb:

18', a socket formed in the front exterior of the .fillingpiece: j

19, a filling-piece at the corner of the door to co-operate with the filling-piece '17 20, a dowel projecting from filling pieee 19 and adapted to oo operate with'sooket 18 in the filling-piece of thedoor-jamb':

21, appropriately formed notches in the sheet of which the exterior shellfof the safe is formed when the margins are mitered: an

22, a square notch formed in the sheet from which theshell is bent, such notches to be provided in case the front corners of the safe body are to be provided with such filling-pieces as are illustrated in Fig.3:

The shell of the safe, together with the front 16 and the jamb port-ion 't and the flange 5 is, preferably, formed of one piece of metal bent to shape, the metal being first cut to "proper form, as illustrated in Fig. 4, and then'bent, a seam being formed, by. welding, at one of the lower corners of thesa-fe. If the corners of the body "are to be Initered, then the sheet will be cut with appropriate notches 21, while if the corners of the iamb are to be provided with sockets, as illustrated in Fig. 3, thenthe sheet rnay beprovidechwith notches as 22 in Fig. 4, "to-reoeive the filling-pieces 17 to which thelappropriate edges of thesheet V forming thesafe-body are united by weld-1 1 111g; These filling pieces may be metallic castings or stampinggand the welded junctures are preferably to be made by autognous' welding process, is preferable that the filling pieces 17 should be arranged to lie inside of and over lap the metal of the door-jamb, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The door 2 is preferably constructed with its front and margins formed of a single sheet bent up to shape, the margin having welded corners. If the door-j amb is provided with sockets, then the corners of the door, instead of being formed for mitering, and

mitered, are formed to receive the fillingpieces 19 which carry the dowels 20, and in case the socketed filling-pieces 17 of the door-jamb interiorly over lap the doorjamb of the body sheet, then the'margins of the door should appropriately over-lap the filling-pieces19.

The interposed layer ,9 of insulating material. and the metallic lining sheet are preferably laid against the metal 'of thershell before it is completelybent, so that the bend ing of the three layers may take place at once, and the same remarks apply to the construction of the door. ,Regardless, of whether the lining and insulating material be bent at one time with the shell or door, the character of thebends serves to pre- .vent any displacement of the layer of insulation The back-platefi may be, secured to the flange 5, as by screws,'and is to be formed of two thicknesses of metal with an interposed layer of insulating material, The

- space between the sh'ell and the interior box 7 may, if desired, be filled with any suitable non-conducting material, and the sameremarks apply to the door, whose jambjoint ispreferably stepped, as illustrated. 1

The lining, conforming, closely to the shape: of the shell and of the door, serves in maintaining the interposed layer of insulating material in place, regardlessofthe presence of other filling. 7

We claim 7 1. A safe comprising a metallic shell and a layer of non-combustible material disposed against the interior of said shell, said shell and layer extending in parallel relation throughout, an exterior portion of the safe,

jmetallic sheets-with an'interposed non-combustible layer, 311 three members being-bent ,to form outer and inner spaced wall por- "tions and a portion connecting the same,

saidinner wall portion-forming. a stepped door jamb and having said three members bent to extend in parallel relation throughout the various steps thereof,

r 4. A safe comprising outer and inner metallic sheets with an interposed non-com-- bustible layer, all three members being bent to form a side wall .with offsets therein, a front wall and a stepped door jamb spaced inwardly from said side wall, said three members extending in parallel relation throughout said portions of the safe.

5. A safe comprising a metallic shell and a non-combustible layer disposed against the inner face thereof, said members being bent to extend in parallel relation throughout the sides, top, bottom, front, stepped door jambspaced inwardly from the exterior portions, and lnturned rear marginal flange, a back plate secured to said flange and an interiorboxhaving its front edges secured to the'rear edges of the door jamb and its rear portion spaced from saidback plate. 7' j a I p 6. A safe comprising a metallic shell and lining and a layerof non-combustible material'interposed between said shell and lining, all three members extending in parallel re lation throughout the sides, top, bottom, front, stepped door jamb spaced inwardly from the exterior portions, and 'inturned rear marginal flange, a back plate, comprising metallic inner and outer members. with interposed non-combustible layer, secured to said flange, and an interior box having its front edges secured to the rear edges of the door jamb and its rear, portion spaced from said back plate. 7 1 p a g A 7. In safe construction, a door having a front and a stepped margin, and including a metallic shell and a layer. of non-combustible material disposed against the inner face thereof, bothbent to extend coextensively in parallel relation throughout said front and stepped margin of the door.

8; In safeiconstructioma door having a front and a stepped margin, and including a metallic shell and lining and an interposed no'n-combustiblelayer, all three being bent to extend coextensively in parallel' relation throughout 'thefront and stepped margin ofthe door,

9. A safe comprising a door having a metallic shell and lining and an interposed non-combustible layer all three being bent to extend in parallel relation throughout the front and stepped edge portions of the door, c

said shell "havinga marginalfiange at the rear, and aback plate secured to said flange and spaced from the front portion of the door. 7

10. ,A safe comprising a stepped. door jamb formed of bent up sheet metal provided with corner gaps, and stepped filling pieces disposed in said gaps, welded in place, and provided with, sockets in their front sur- ..aces.l

11. A safe comprising a stepped door jamb formed of bent up sheet metal provided with corner gaps, and stepped filling pieces ingly overlapped by the metal forming the disposed in sai provided with sockets in their front surfaces, and a door having its margin formed of bent-up sheet metal, with stepped filling pieces forming corner junctures for the door margin and dowels carried by said filling pieces and adapted to co-operate with said sockets, said amb. filling pieces lying inside of and overlapping the metal of the jamb, and said door filling pieces being correspondgaps, welded in place, and door margin.

MOSES MOSLER. CARL BA'RTELS.

Witnesses as to Mesler: EDWIN G. HYMAN, DAVID BECK. I Witnesses as to Bartels:

E. A. GLAESER, J. W. SEE, 

